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Do the media and PFM pundit gang like Howe? Could be helpful if so to have some positive narrative against all the post takeover sniping.

The takeover and Emery is nice. Luke Edwards becoming even more of an irrelevance overnight is fucking beautiful.

Haha jesus not in talks...maybe Steve Bruce left a manuscript of his new book "manager" with the new owners and they have read chapter 1 titled "do nothing and go on holiday".

The question isn't "is he a half competent manager better than bruce?". It is "is he the best candidate available to us?". The unequivocal answers to those questions are yes and (probably) no. If other candidates rejected us then fair enough, but no way on earth should he be top of anyone's list.

Martinez and Lampard are the two i really don't want. Absolute fraud and would be so gutting in the context of the quality of other candidates discussed.

Bruce to Pearson. Like escaping Fritzl's basement then going round Harold Shipman's house for tea.

Bit meh about these coady rumours. Was hoping for better defensive targets than that, given how much he would cost.

Why did he not play? Has he been injured?

Mount hadn't scored in approximately 25 games. Which is exactly why 2 or 3 people ahead of me picked him today. This fpl season is an absolute joke.

Players will be exhausted after 20 minutes. Having to turn up to work this week instead of multiple days off under cabbage head will be too much to handle.

Amazing how far gone we are with battered wife syndrome. Must be safe, must defend, we are shit, worthless, we can't attack. Time to take a leap of faith for me and shake off the last 14 years of absolutely eye bleed inducing football. As the old chant used to go before this turned to shit - Attack Attack Attack.

Lots of chat about whether he deserves a pay off or not from his mates, which is odd given all managers get one when sacked. Which makes me wonder whether behind the scenes they are trying to work out a way not to pay him? Clutching at straws i know, but him staying makes me more miserable and driven to insanity by the second.

Big river was good, but jesus christ there is some relentless shite blared over that PA system. Just leave the crowd to build the atmosphere. And as said above, what on earth is that blaydon races version?

Exactly same here. Logical head says it probably doesn't matter long term, but i can't hide the fact i'd feel so underwhelmed by it when i turn up on sunday. It is a once in a generation game of pure optimism, wor flags with an amazing display.... then us all just sat there hating on bruce and telling him to get out.

Love their new video that popped up on fb this morning. Hope they have the keegan quote one up again.

I'm not sure who disgusts me more, Bruce or that cunt edwards taking whatever scraps of bacon he's thrown by his bezzie mate.

She really needs to read the room and understand how hated Bruce is. Leaving him in for spurs just leads to toxic chants of 'you're getting sacked in the morning' and loses the opportunity of a great atmosphere that might actually help us win. Huge mistake to leave the inevitable hanging.

Sure its been done before, but how does he compare to others? Like is that win % one of the worst ever? I hope so.

Where is that game of thrones shame walk meme when you need it

Not getting into comparisons or whatabouttery, but i saw someone trying to suggest Abramovich was linked to multiple murders/dodgy stuff. Any truth to that?? I am assuming not.

Is the strawberry rammed? Thinking of heading in.

The 'those in support' section of that article on the BBC is amazing. Literally the best they could come up with was Tim Cahill would Australia to qualify quicker and he would also like to see Oman given a turn.

Portugal desperately missing Cancelo

Is bbc coverage of the game resuming or has it been binned off?

Watching it live and seeing his face before the cameras went away, jesus i hope by some miracle he is alive